[sdiy] Death of DIY?

[phillip m gallo]

Graham,

The internet is wonderful regarding info dispersal.   As you indicate the
dispersal of knowledge can lead to a wide community of effort.

Before the Internet ???   Well there were periodicals and "clubs".   Some
periodicals where widely distributed like Popular Electronics, Radio
Electronics, Byte  and Wireless World,  some where "special interest club"
periodicals.  There where also books from boutique publishers like TAB
Books.  But Electronotes and the later CFR Technotes being photocopied
special interest publications where actually the "brick and mortar" equiv of
the internet community that now exists.   Electronotes (and also Byte
Magazinel) where so "Pollyanna" that they even published the home address of
their subscribers (EN) and authors (Byte).

If you read the letters to the editor sections you could often be surprised
at the geographic penetration of these magazines.

regards,
p

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Graham Gleich
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 3:57 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Death of DIY?


Meh, i can understand that DIY generally doesn't pick up new kids on the
block as often or as much as most of us would like, however all hope is not
lost. Look at it like this Thanks to web rings and you folk who blog their
projects, kids like me who are 20 with no degrees in electronics (i have
never taken on electronics class) can jump on a mail list, listen and watch
for a few months, and then actually have enough knowledge to make a simple
circuit. I think 5-10 years ago this would not have been the case and
learning things like this were much more elite.
         It could be just because I was raised in Berkeley and Boston two
of the liberal capitals of the US, but the way i see it before the internet
none of us could communicate this freely. Hell I wouldn't be able to see
any of your guys projects in less you snail mailed me pictures, or if we
were in the same room. Its like the article says with technology there are
advancements, however theres always a trade off.

*also the fact that i also do not rely on this as any form of my income
puts me in a different boat than some of you who work for companys such as
Oakley Sound...
I find its always a little easier for me to focus on what is wrong rather
than what is good....
so there it is my 2cents on why SDYI is not dead.
                 -Graham

At 04:45 PM 7/16/2005, you wrote:
>This story won't be news to a lot of people on this list--but note the last
>part:
>
>http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/16/BAGB4DOT0Q1.DTL
>
>This, along with all the other exciting trends in electronics so lovingly
>discussed on this forum recently leads me to an inevitable feeling of doom.
>I feel like we're heading down a mountain, wheels on fire, going full-tilt
>throttle towards a future where DIY has no place.
>
>How are young people going to learn *real* electronics with no through-hole
>parts (or solder or solderless breadboards), a rapidly dwindling supply of
>experienced mentors, and all the tech jobs moving to wherever the labor is
>cheapest? (meaning "don't major in EE, son").
>
>I get the feeling that soon I won't be able to fix the simplest thing
>myself without violating some law or costing myself more money.
>
>Just feeling a bit gloomy...
>
>--
>
>Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
>"The Mac Doctor"
>
>"There is no Main Street anymore except at Disneyland--and try and buy a
>gun there"--Hank Hill



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